Crossword

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A crossword is a popular type of word puzzle. A crossword is made up of black and white squares (called a 'grid') and a list of clues.

The answer to each clue is a word. The aim is to write the words letter-by-letter in the white squares. The white squares go "across" or "down" the page. Each clue has a number - for example "1 Across" or "15 Down".

There are many types of crossword puzzle. Straight (or Quick) crosswords are usually made up of simple definitions - which means that other words are used to describe the answer. Some crosswords use riddles and word play and are usually more difficult than straight crosswords.

Contents 1 Example 1.1 Across 1.2 Down 2 See also 3 Other websites

[change] Example

Here is a small example of a (British-style) straight crossword:

1		2
3				4
		5

[change] Across

1. Sheep sound (3)
3. Neither liquid nor gas (5)
5. Humour (3)

[change] Down

1. Road passenger transport (3)
2. Permit (5)
4. Short for "Dorothy" (3)

The solution (answer) to this crossword is:

1B	9A	2A	.	.
9U	.	9L	.	.
3S	9O	9L	9I	4D
.	.	9O	.	9O
.	.	5W	9I	9T

[change] See also

• Word games
• Puzzles
• Sudoku

[change] Other websites

• The Crossword Centre
• Daily crossword puzzles, Online crossword help and Crossword solutions